In-laws (long story)
My whole side of my family is very involved with my son it’s my first baby but not the first baby in the family if that makes any sense. My mom has 16 grandchildren and calls me everyday demands pictures and videos of my son, she’s like that with all her grand babies. My siblings call me a lot also to see how my son and I are. Same with cousins and aunts. And they all live in a different state.
However because of how involved my family is I guess I held a higher expectation for my husbands side, especially since my son is the very first baby out of his siblings and cousins. No one else has a baby yet. My son is 10 months now and I feel like I have been kinda forcing a relationship with my son and in laws. I reach out to them all the time, I tell them they are more then welcome to call so we can video chat if they ever want to see the baby. I send them pictures and videos of my son. But I never get calls from them. They never ask for pictures or videos to see my son. I’m getting to the point where I’m just going to stop and see if they reach out on their own. My husband says if they are just busy and it’s hard because they live in a different state but it’s like well my family is busy and live far away too but they still call.
When they do call they only call my husband. I am a stay at home mom and my husband works long 12 hour shifts. Wouldn’t it make sense that they call me since I’m the one here with my son. My in laws and I have a good relationship, it’s not the best like we are super close but it’s good! I love my in laws, when we do fly to see them we have a great time. I have tried to explain this to my husband but he just doesn’t seem to get it. What would you guys do in their situation? Would you just stop and see if they reach out?
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